WorksheetsEDG Unit 2: Understanding Historical Texts Test Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 23mins
Read this excerpt from The Writings of Thomas Paine, Vol. IV.
The Yellow Fever always begins in the lowest part of a populous mercantile town near the water, and continues there, without affecting the higher parts.
Which character in Fever 1793 represents this idea?
Eliza
Andrew Brown
the print shop apprentice
the man pushing a cart
What is an effect?
the state of being connected
the most important idea in a text
someone or something that produces a result
a change that occurs when something happens
Which pronoun signals a first-person narration?
his
you
our
they
Which statement best describes how the first-person narration in Fever 1793 engages readers?
Mattie's perspective on the city of Philadelphia gives readers an understanding of why some residents are leaving for the country.
Mattie's perspective on the state of her family's business gives readers an understanding of the responsibility she feels.
Mattie's perspective on her grandfather's strong-headed opinions gives readers an understanding of the influence he has on her.
Mattie's perspective on the events of 1793 gives readers an understanding of the experiences and uneasiness of the time.
Read the passage from The American Plague.
Whenever the Parliament clashed with their monarch, the king would get his way by suddenly convening Parliament in a remote, unreachable part of the country. Without a proper quorum of members, the king could then decide law as he pleased.
As a result, representatives in the United States had drawn up the Constitution with particular attention to the issue of where they would meet in the future.
The best reason why the last sentence is an effect is because it defines
an event that created the king’s official behavior.
a change that occurred due to the king’s behavior.
a relationship that occurred due to the king’s behavior.
a central idea that led to a change in the king’s behavior.
Read this passage from Dragonwings by Laurence Yep.
The demon was a big, cheerful-looking demon with a bland, round face. He eyed father. "I dunno, John." Many demons called Tang men John because, they insisted, they never could get the hang of our real names. "You know anything about horselesses?"
"Some," Father said. Truth to tell, he had never handled a horseless carriage in his life, though he had a book on them and cut out articles whenever they appeared in the demon magazines and newspapers. That was the extent of Father's knowledge. But to know facts is nothing. He had an intuitive feeling for what made the horseless carriages tick. He looked around inside the engine for about ten minutes and then wiped his face absentmindedly, so that the grease stained his cheek. He did not even notice.
Which quote from the passage is an example of direct characterization?
“The demon was a big, cheerful-looking demon with a bland, round face. He eyed father.”
“Truth to tell, he had never handled a horseless carriage in his life, though he had a book on them and cut out articles whenever they appeared in the demon magazines and newspapers.”
“That was the extent of Father's knowledge. But to know facts is nothing.”
“He looked around inside the engine for about ten minutes and then wiped his face absentmindedly, so that the grease stained his cheek.”
Read this excerpt from Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
It is long since I wrote to you, because I know you must be where you could not receive my letters: and perhaps it may be some time before I write to you again, on account of a contagious and mortal fever which has arisen here, and is driving us all away. It is called a yellow fever, but is like nothing known or read of by the physicians. . . . All persons who can find asylum elsewhere, are flying from the city: this will doubtless extend it to other towns, and spread it through the country, unless an early winter should stop it.
Which excerpt from Fever 1793 connects to the historical account detailed in the excerpt?
"Wasn’t that long ago folks didn’t have any sugar. No coffee or tea, either."
"The Free African Society is having a meeting about the fever."
"What is wrong with people, Andrew? We suffered all kinds of disease in our youth, but folks were sensible. They didn't squall like children and hide in the woods."
"Once a day they remove the bodies for burial. A neighbor threatened to burn the place down if the sick are not removed," explained Mr. Carris.
Read this passage from Dragonwings by Laurence Yep.
The demon was a big, cheerful-looking demon with a bland, round face. He eyed father. "I dunno, John." Many demons called Tang men John because, they insisted, they never could get the hang of our real names. "You know anything about horselesses?"
"Some," Father said. Truth to tell, he had never handled a horseless carriage in his life, though he had a book on them and cut out articles whenever they appeared in the demon magazines and newspapers. That was the extent of Father's knowledge. But to know facts is nothing. He had an intuitive feeling for what made the horseless carriages tick. He looked around inside the engine for about ten minutes and then wiped his face absentmindedly, so that the grease stained his cheek. He did not even notice.
Which quote from this passage is an example of indirect characterization?
“The demon was a big, cheerful-looking demon with a bland, round face.”
“Many demons called Tang men John because, they insisted, they never could get the hang of our real names.”
“He had an intuitive feeling for what made the horseless carriages tick.”
“He looked around inside the engine for about ten minutes and then wiped his face absentmindedly, so that the grease stained his cheek.”
Read the passage from The American Plague.
No one would ever know precisely how many Philadelphians died of yellow fever in 1793. Many of those who traditionally kept such count—ministers, sextons, and city officials—had either fled the city or been ill themselves. The best estimates put the number of victims at between four and five thousand men, women, and children. What was clear to all was that life would never be the same. The fear had gone too deep, the losses were all too real and personal.
Which statement summarizes the central idea of this passage?
The yellow fever epidemic had lasting consequences for the city.
Ministers, sextons, and city officials should have stayed in the city.
The 1793 yellow fever epidemic was the deadliest plague the city had faced.
Men, women, and children were afraid to return to the city after the plague.
Which sentence from Fever 1793 reveals a first-person point of view?
"She also sent a note to the Ludingtons."
"No word from them either, thank heavens."
"The bright sun blinded me as I stepped outdoors."
"Eliza wiped the sweat off her face with a handkerchief."
Which excerpt from “Part of the Stew” connects the fictional text to a factual historical event?
The following year, our family began a Deep South adventure.
I found myself imagining who among us was spying for the enemy.
As a fourteen-year-old, I was too young to serve, but my Pa suddenly became an army man.
On the morning of January 8, 1815, the Redcoats made their attack.
Someone or something that produces a result is a
cause.
central idea.
relationship.
signal word.
Read the passage from The American Plague.
Monday, October 28. George Washington had been impatient since his departure from Philadelphia in early September. When he left the stricken city, he had put Secretary of War Henry Knox in charge of the government, giving the former general clear instructions to report to him weekly concerning the spread of yellow fever. But after a few days' close contact with the pestilence, Knox found that his warrior instinct had abandoned him. He closed up his house and fled across New Jersey to Manhattan Island.
What is the most likely reason the story begins with this cause-and-effect relationship?
to illustrate how cowardly Knox was
to illustrate how important the city was
to illustrate how scary yellow fever was
to illustrate how anxious Washington was
What was one effect of the yellow fever epidemic described in The American Plague?
Washington had to communicate more with Madison.
Washington had to communicate more with Jefferson.
Washington had trouble communicating with everyone.
Washington began communicating better with everyone.
Read this passage from Dragonwings by Laurence Yep.
"Some," Father said. Truth to tell, he had never handled a horseless carriage in his life, though he had a book on them and cut out articles whenever they appeared in the demon magazines and newspapers. That was the extent of Father's knowledge. But to know facts is nothing. He had an intuitive feeling for what made the horseless carriages tick. He looked around inside the engine for about ten minutes and then wiped his face absentmindedly, so that the grease stained his cheek. He did not even notice.
What is the best inference about Father, based on his actions in the passage?
Father’s response to the man shows he is unaware and weak.
Father’s response to the man shows he is helpful and confident.
Father’s response to the man shows he is unhappy and resentful.
Father’s response to the man shows he is honest and educated.
Read the passage from The American Plague.
Knox found that his warrior instinct had abandoned him. He closed up his house and fled across New Jersey to Manhattan Island.
Knox was turned away from Manhattan and wound up in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, where he spent two weeks in quarantine.
This passage contains
the central cause of the story.
a cause-and-effect relationship.
signal words that explain a cause.
signal words that explain an effect.
